History A-Level
Maritime trade
What Maritime trade means in History A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Maritime trade
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Reference: Pearson Edexcel
Trade supported by improved port facilities, which along with emigration was supported by these developments.
Topics that use Maritime trade
- Paper 3, Option 36.2: Ireland and the Union, c1774–1923 - 2 Industrial- isation in Ulster, 1825–55 (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
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